Coal truck used on the staithes
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Coal truck used on the staithes
Image: © Russel Wills Taken: 26 Jan 2022
Amble grew in the nineteenth century as collieries were opened; and the newly built railway links to the Northumberland coalfields made the town a centre for the sea transport and export of coal. The arrival of the railway lead to the construction of coal staithes. This is an example of the trucks used on the staithes to load coal into ships. See https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7080285 for details.
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Image Location
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55.335352
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-1.578915